I found this gem on facebook, with the caption, "I'd be happy to see a woman pray in General Conference. But this is ridiculous."
My wonderful friend Annette responded, " If you would really be happy to see a woman pray in general conference...then why on earth do you think this is ridiculous?"
Amen. But really... I don't
understand why someone who would be happy to see women pray in General
Conference would post this meme. Maybe what he meant to say is that he is indifferent to the
concept of women praying in GC so he doesn't understand why some people care enough to
put effort into this cause? Because if it would really make him happy to see a
woman pray in conference, then he would understand that this effort is a way to
help make that happen...
Later, someone responded to Annette
and said that this effort is making a mountain out of a molehill.
Seriously?! Do people really think
that other people just sit around, find things that aren't a big deal to them,
and then put time and effort into them? Like, hmm, this doesn't seem like a
very big deal, but I'm just super bored
so I'm going to organize an event, make a facebook page, and put time and
effort into writing several letters?????? Meh, it’s not like I have any other
pressures on my time, like work, school, and relationships... might as well
adopt a lame cause!
Dude. Just because this doesn't
seem like a big deal to you does not mean it isn't allowed to be a big deal to
anyone else. You can't tell me what is a mountain and what is a molehill.
Please, define what is and isn't important to you. Try to not waste time on unimportant
things and focus on what is important to you.
But don't try and tell me that
something I care about is a molehill.
preach it
ReplyDeleteThe week after the wear-pants-to-church day, our Sunday school teacher (an older woman) said that "some women apparently have nothing better to do than complain about how they can't wear pants to church."
ReplyDeleteFirst off, it wasn't about the right to wear pants to church, and second, who was she to decide what was the best use of those women's time?
It's so interesting how no one stops to think that their opinions and views are different from every single other person.
DeleteI personally think there are more important things to concentrate our time on, especially when it comes to the Church. The members shouldn't be protesting anything that goes on in the Church (like that stupid pants ordeal). As a woman I've never felt like I was treated differently in the Church and we need to support our leaders in what they do. We really just need to focus our efforts on being better disciples of Christ.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your opinion. I hope you got the point of the blog post which was that your opinion (or mine for that matter) isn't any more important/valid/correct than anyone else's. I'm glad you have opinions, but just because you think there are more important things doesn't mean that people who think these things are important are wrong.
DeleteAlso, your experience as a woman in the church will be different from every single other woman's experience. Every single one. So you are perfectly fine to share your feelings, but you can't project those onto other people.
Sending polite letters to general authorities is ridiculous now?
ReplyDeleteI know right?! Apparently people are apprehensive of anyone saying "I wish this was different." I understand the concerns but, does that mean you are never allowed to want *anything* to change?
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